Senior Care Team Leader

We have a rewarding opportunity for an accomplished Care Team Leader to join our fabulous team at Streets Meadow, a residential home for up to 60 older people in Wimborne.

This is a key position and requires a confident, experienced and accomplished Care Team Leader. Your ability to lead and inspire a team will be crucial to your success in the role as well as your sound knowledge and experience of care planning and provision.

This is a full time position of 37 hours a week involving a rolling rota that includes an element of weekend working. An enhanced rate of pay available for weekend working.,

• Assist the Manager and other senior staff as appropriate, in the provision and development of care services for the relevant service user group.


• Assist in the supervision of staff, buildings and budgets, in accordance with directorate policies and procedures.


• Undertake effective and efficient assessment of people we support including risk assessment, the development of care/support plans and ensuring that these are implemented and monitored.


• Approval of care plans.


• Undertake formal supervision, including Performance Development reviews, of staff/team members.


• Development of individual and group programmes to meet specific objectives as appropriate.


• Ensure the safe dispensing of medication.
  
  Appropriate qualification - NVQ level 3 or above.


• Significant knowledge and application of relevant legislation e.g., Care Standards Act 2000, Community Care Act 1991.


• Significant knowledge of risk assessment process.


• Significant knowledge of care planning process obtained in a similar or related setting.


• Ability to lead and manage team members.


• Ability to plan, organise and monitor own work.


• Current meds training and experience.
  
  £30,000 - £32,000 a year - Permanent, Full-time, Pulled from the full job description


• Company pension


• Free parking


• On-site parking


• Referral programme, Our Benefits Package includes but is not restricted to:


• Recommend a Friend bonus payments


• Generous annual leave entitlement


• Enhancements for working unsocial hours


• Career development opportunities


• Employee assistance programme


• Pension


• Eligibility to apply for a Blue Light card, which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street


• Career development opportunities


As you will be working with vulnerable adults and/or have access to significant information about them if you are successful, you will be required to undergo a DBS check. This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

Care Dorset doesn't believe that a career in care is for everyone - but it could be for you. Come and join our team of over 800 colleagues who give care and support for the people who need it most across Dorset. And if this role's not for you, we'll have one that is.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension


• Free parking


• On-site parking


• Referral programme


Schedule:

• Day shift


• Weekend availability


Licence/Certification:

• Right to work in the UK without the need for sp0ns0rship? (required)


• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (preferred)